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Molly Higgins (Meg), (Marmee) Chloe Lamond (Marmee), Piper Ward (Amy), Olivia Levin (Beth) and Gretchen Cole (Jo) are the March family for Hopewell Valley Central High School’s June production of “Little Women.” For details, turn to Page 3. (Photo by Maria O’Leary Photography.)

The scoop on Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette’s long history is tied into the fabric of Hopewell Borough itself By Joe EMansKi

It is seven-thirty in the morning on a pleasant Friday in May, and Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette already has a pretty good crowd. Sunlight is in the window, fresh treats are in the pastry case, and a row of early risers sits at the vin-

tage lunch counter, chatting and drinking coffee or tea. Masks on the faces of staff and some customers are reminders that we are still coming out of a pandemic. If not for that, things would feel downright normal at this café — or is it a diner? — at the corner of Railroad Place and Greenwood Avenue in Hopewell Borough. On the breakfast menu is the usual fare: eggs with home fries and toast ($8), eggs Benedict with pork roll in place of the traditional Canadian bacon ($13), pancakes ($10; $11 for buckwheat), a

roasted veggie bowl with eggs ($12), vegan avocado toast ($10), croissant bread pudding ($10) and more. Customers Bob Witkowski, Keith Gwin and Doug Dixon are seated at a table in the back. They are waiting for Sal Torre and George Hall to join them. They are there to eat breakfast together, but that is not the only reason. They are also there to see Witkowski present Chubby’s owners, Lyn Farrugia and Michelle Hamilton, with a surprise gift. The gift is an ice cream scoop. One with a story that See CHUBBY, Page 14

Michelle Schragger stands in the front room of her early 19th century home on Main Street in Pennington and gestures to a large space between a coffee table and fireplace hearth extension, both covered with materials of various brightness and texture. “This space here is where I lay out everything,” says Schragger, discussing her business, Memory Quilts by Michelle. “I cut the pieces into squares and lay them out.” The squares are clothing or other fabrics used by a person who is being memorialized after death or celebrating a milestone. For the former, Schragger says, “There might be T-shirts in there. But there also may be dress shirts and khakis. I’ve used yarmulkes and bow ties, bathing suits. Pretty much anything that was special, grandpa’s favorite shirt — even with the spots on it.” The others commemorate personal milestones, kids graduating from high school or college, and mainly use student’ T-shirts as keepsakes. Although she says the end of the academic year and Christmas are her busiest times, over the past year she’s done over 200 quilts — as well as 2,400 Covid-19 masks. “This is how I lay it out,” she says showing me a cellphone photograph of a multicolor arrangement of squares

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of three sizes based on the number of 12-inch squares of materials: throw, 12 squares, $84; twin, 24 squares, $168; and full/queen, 30 squares, $210. She continues to say she sends the image to the client and says, “That’s what I have. Some will say, ‘It’s okay.’ Others will move things around to make it more meaningful. I let them shift things around on something that they want to feature. It is collaborative. But sometimes people drop stuff on my front porch and say, do what you do.” Picking up another item and showing tis design, a twotone memory pillow, she says the somber brown section is from the shirt a man wore when he died. The contrasting floral arrangements on the other side are from the Hawaiian shirts he loved to wear. She says her clients ask for the memorial or memory-related objects “To have something that they can touch or feel of their loved one.” Pointing to a dark swath of material, Schragger says, “For memory quilts, I use this really soft plush to make it comforting and soft, something you can snuggle with.” As we walk into her sewing room, a small room connecting the front room and kitchen and table with a sewing machine and piles of cloth, Schragger says all the projects in process there are memory quilts for people who have died of Covid, including See QUILTS, Page 8

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AROUND TOWN Central High School’s ‘Little Women’ to stream June 4-5 Performing arts students at Hopewell Valley Central High School have already performed Little Women, based on the beloved family novel by Louisa May Alcott, and special video recordings of the performances will be streamed two nights only, June 4 and 5. The performances were recorded live on the stage of the Hopewell Valley Performing Arts Center, and edited into the video production that will be streamed on the website Showtix4u. Little Women follows the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March. See Jo’s story of her family and friends and their experience growing up in Civil War America. The cast includes Gretchen Cole as Jo March, Caleb Briggs as Professor Bhaer, Piper Ward as Amy March, Elliot Block as Laurie, Olivia Levin as Beth March, Molly Higgins as Meg March, Frankie Bancroft as Mr. Brooke, Chloe Lamond as Marmee, and Sophia Parsons as Aunt March. Also in the cast are Jack Elliot, Grace Lee, David LaRaus, Ella Williams, Sachi Siyal, Ryan

Dwyer, Alex Lehman-Borer, Payton Tharp and John MacLean. The crew includes Alayna Domboski, Hannah Barron, Jack Creegan, Mark Finn, Nicole Bartnikowski, Mia Bruno, Annabel Stocks-Natalias, Estelle Coret, Madeline Tartaglia, Eliana Brown, Ella Sanderson, Sara Petrillo and Kelly Cianfano. In the orchestra are Tom Lopes, Aidan Norton, Spenser Gallo, Matthew Nadar, Annika Ault, Lena Ondreyka, Claire Christie, Erin Goldsmith, Stephen Kim, Caroline Waterson, Amanda Spratt, Zachara Lohrmann, Vincent Novellino, Juldy Morse and Patrick Crider. Teacher Katie Rochon is HVCHS’ director of theater. Tickets are on sale now at showtix4u.com and cost $5 per household. Show times are Friday, June 4 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, June 5 at 7 p.m. Additional information can be found through the Hopewell Valley Music and Theater Parents Association Facebook or Instagram pages (search for HVMTPA). See NEWS, Page 4

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Park. Register at juneteenthridenj. com. The city is offering free parking for the Trenton Juneteenth celebration. Learn more at trentonjuneteenth.org. *** In addition to Trenton activities, Hopewell will have events of its own. The Freedom Ride will make rest stops at Bear Tavern and Hopewell Elementary Schools. Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck will have bookmarks printed, courtesy of Hopewell Valley schools, that tell a brief story of Juneteenth that will be handed out to each person gathered to cheer on the riders. Abdel Gordon of the Second Baptist Church in Hopewell will present a brief talk about the significance of the holiday and why it should matter. In addition, the Mercer County Parks Commission Stables will have a special program from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., featuring horse show demonstrations and the Crazy Faith Riders. For questions about the Hopewell events, email rbarnes@outdoorequityalliance.org.

The Pennington School expands service work for Malawi refugee camp Over the past three years, students at The Pennington School have been using their STEM skills to solve realworld problems and provide needed resources to the schools at the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi, Africa. This year, Pennington students have refurbished iPads, provided online math tutoring sessions, designed a hybrid sanitary napkin, and developed lessons on solar power for the high school at the African camp. Recently, that Pennington School community service group began collaborating with the nonprofit organization Nine Scholars, which was cofounded by a group of students from various boarding schools across the See NEWS, Page 6

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NEWS continued from Page 5 United States and China. The intention of the collaboration is to expand this program by providing more donated materials for the refugee schools and to increase the understanding of the refugee crisis to other students living internationally. Pennington School Trustee Jim Wang connected Pennington to Nine Scholars, and Trustee Brenda Martini O’loughlin P’19 is supporting the collaboration between the two schools with grant funding. The first shipment to Malawi from the joint effort between Pennington and Nine Scholars included 12 refurbished iPads, an iPad charging system, 200 face shields, 400 reusable face masks, and 1,000 disposable masks. In addition, The Pennington School has donated ten refurbished iPads, an Owl 360-degree camera, a large-screen smart TV, ten laptops, and numerous solar panel kits. Pennington students have also designed hands-on learning experiences for the students at the refugee camp, and these technologies will help continue to connect these two groups of students across the globe. On the web: pennington.org.

Arts Council to host Juneteenth film screening and panel at Woolsey Park Celebrate this day of freedom under the stars at Woolsey Park on Friday, June 18 at 8:30pm with a screening of “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom,” a 30-minute documentary presented by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council in partnership with the Hopewell, Mercer County and Pennington Libraries, and produced by the Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States and marks the date in 1865 when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and the enslaved were free. The film offers an insightful perspective about this significant day in American history. Following the film, attendees can learn more from representatives of the new Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, hear about upcoming Juneteenth festivities in Trenton, and discover educational and advocacy resources available through our local libraries. “As we reflect on this important time in our history, we hope to be inspired to continue working toward racial and cultural equity in our country,” said Carol Lipson, HV Arts Council executive director. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Bring your own folding chair or a blanket. Gate opens at 8 p.m. Woolsey Park is located at 221 Washington Crossing Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ. *** In addition to the Juneteenth event, the Hopewell Valley Arts Council has

a full summer of fun planned for this year. June 12, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Hopewell train station: Hopewell Valley Come Outside and Play. Join the HV Arts Council for its first art workshop on the grounds of the Hopewell train station. In this hour-long workshop, children can pick from one of two projects, suitable to be entered into the “Kids Zone” at The Junkyard. Artwork will all be made out of junk! Open to families with kids over 6 years of age. Free. July 2, 8:30 p.m., Woolsey Park: Outdoor Art Films Series: “Pass Fire.” Ticketed admission required. Tickets can be purchased in advance for a discount. July 23 through July 25, Woolsey Park: The Junkyard: an upcycle art exhibition. See HV Arts Council for details about this new and creative event! hvartscouncil.org/thejunkyard. July 30, 8:30 p.m., Woolsey Park: Outdoor Art Films Series: “Kusama — Infinity.” Ticketed admission required. Tickets can be purchased in advance for a discount. Aug. 10, 7 to 8 p.m., virtual: ArtConnect Forum. Explore and deepen your passion for art at HV Arts Council’s ArtConnect Forum, a community gathering for art enthusiasts, artists & creative minds. Each Forum features fascinating speakers with big imaginations who share their work, inspiration, and creative process, and provide an opportunity to interact with fellow artists and art lovers. Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m., Woolsey Park: Outdoor Art Films Series: “Loving Vincent.” Ticketed admission required. Tickets can be purchased in advance for a discount. Aug. 27, 8:30 p.m., Woolsey Park: Outdoor Art Films Series: “The Great Buster.” Ticketed admission required. TIckets can be purchased in advance for a discount.

LHT Saturday Morning Walking Club to reconvene on National Trails Day

The Lawrence Hopewell Trail’s Saturday Morning Walking Club will reconvene for its first group walk since last fall on Saturday, June 5, at Village Park in Lawrence Township. While the club traditionally gets together on the second Saturday of each month, June 5 is National Trails Day this year, so a switch to the first Saturday will allow the walkers to celebrate even more than emerging out of the coronavirus shutdown. “It’s past time for us to get together again for a group walk on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail,” said Becky Taylor, LHT co-president and host of the walks. She noted that National Trails Day was launched by the American Hiking Society in 1992 to help people recognize and enjoy trails, which are perfect for exercising, exploring nature, or just getting out of the house. That’s what the LHT Saturday Morning Walking Club members will do when

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Moms Demand Action to Wear Orange June 4–6

Members of Moms Demand Action Mercer County have a number of events planned for National Wear Orange Weekend, June 4–6. June 4 is also National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

The nonprofit organization founded after the 2012 mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut seeks to bring together communities across the country who believe that it is possible to bring an end to gun violence. Mayors across Mercer County will be signing proclamations in support of Wear Orange Weekend. Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin, Robbinsville Mayor David Fried, Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora and West Windsor Mayor Hemant Marathe have all agreed to participate in ceremonies to be attended by Moms Demand Action members. The Trenton-Morrisville Bridge will also be lighted orange on June 4 and 5. On Saturday, June 5 at 10 a.m., the New Jersey Wear Orange 2021 Virtual Event will take place on Zoom. The one-hour event will include messages from survivors and community partners, as well as other special guests. Members of Moms Demand Action will be wearing orange T-shirts all weekend to spread awareness of the group’s message, and will also be distributing Wear Orange ribbons, lights, signs and flyers to businesses throughout Mercer County, including Hopewell Valley. On the web: wearorange.org.

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QUILTS continued from Page 1 a young father whose widow asked if Schragger would make matching pillows for their sons. She says the business grew from doing something for her own now adult son. “He was turning 12, played every sport imaginable, and had accumulated dozens of shirts. I had a sewing machine and was self-taught, I looked up some videos on YouTube and talked to friends and made a blanket from the T-shirts. It worked well,” she says. “Word got out and neighbors started asking for (blankets). Then people started requesting memorial blankets, and I thought, ‘Sure why not?’ That was 11 years ago. What started as a part-time hobby has turned into a fulltime job.” Prior to that, the former Hamilton resident and daughter of public school teacher mother and truck leasing consultant father, used her degree in marketing from James Madison University to work at an ad agency in Lambertville and a country club. She says after her third child, she became a stay-at-home mother. After 25 years in Hopewell Township, she and her construction manager husband, John, downsized after the children went to college and moved to Pennington. Reflecting on her practice, she says it is “a combination of art and business. I have to market it and use social media. But (at a former job) I was the person they had to meet with to design interiors — selection not decorating. I started transition and used some creativity. “I am creating something that hasn’t been there before. It is a type

of folk art. Repurposing and reusing things. It’s good for the environment and a popular trend. Instead of people throwing things away they’re creating something out of it. I am creating a memory, consolidating all (the client’s) memories into a piece of art.” “I tend to like folk art and whirly gigs,” she says about her own art preferences. “I live in a world that was built in 1800. Uncle Sam is on the front porch — Americana.” Schragger says there are two answers to the question regarding how long it takes for her to create a quilt: six hours, or up to two weeks. The six hours is the actual sewing or physical work. But that’s done over a week or two. The rest of the time is cutting, thinking, designing, and, if applicable, adjusting to the client’s thoughts. There is also a type of emotional processing that Schragger experiences. “Sometimes it is hard to for me to cut the pieces of clothing, especially if it is a baby blanket or from a toddler, or something that is adorable. I have two daughters who were competitive dancers, so friends give me dance costumes that are beautiful, sequence and feathers. It hurts to cut them. Also knowing that someone wore these clothes all the time, it is difficult to cut the pieces, although I didn’t know them,” she says. “There was a woman whose son died by suicide, that’s her words, and she had four other children and had me make blankets with his clothing for all of her children for last Christmas. “That was a huge project. It took her many years to get to that point. And it was difficult for her —- and difficult for me to cut the clothes. But she sent See QUILTS, Page 13

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Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center and positively impact the health and well-being of local and regional residents.”

Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center, a member of Trinity Health, have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI). Under this LOI, St. Francis Medical Center will become a part of Capital Health. The non-binding LOI is the first step in evaluating and designing a framework that will enhance health care services and create a new model of care for residents of Trenton and the surrounding area. The goal is to work toward a definitive agreement that will create a more comprehensive and sustainable health care system for our community. “From its founding as the city’s first hospital in 1874 to its important role as an acute care teaching hospital and Mercer County’s only provider of comprehensive cardiac surgery, St. Francis Medical Center has always put the needs of Trenton and surrounding neighborhoods first,” said Al Maghazehe, President and CEO of Capital Health. “This approach aligns very well with Capital Health’s mission, and we are committed to our shared vision of providing the highest level of care for the community.” “The health care industry is always evolving to advance medicine and improve delivery of care to the communities we serve,” said Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr., chairman of Capital Healthcare, Inc. Board of Trustees. “The changes we’re seeing here in Mercer County are a reflection of what’s going on nationally, but our neighbors in Trenton and nearby communities can rest assured that we will continue to keep their interests at the center of all we do.” Both hospitals are known for providing advanced care and for ensuring local access to high-quality, comprehensive and affordable health care services. “Both Capital Health and St. Francis Medical Center are deeply committed to caring for residents of our community,” said Daniel P. Moen, President and Chief Executive Officer, St. Francis Medical Center. “The rapidly changing healthcare landscape presents challenges, but it is through a shared mission that both organizations look to expand services

“As a safety net hospital, ensuring the community has access to care is the heart of our mission,” said Joseph Youngblood, II, J.D., Ph.D., Chairman, Board of Trustees, St. Francis Medical Center. “In response to a broad national transformation of health care, we look to combine our strengths with those of Capital, a healthcare leader, and grow services for our residents. Together, we are steadfast in our commitment to provide area residents, including the underserved with highquality, comprehensive care and to improve the delivery of healthcare for our community. Our partnership with Capital Health will be a fitting legacy to the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia for their decades of service to Trenton and Mercer County.” Capital Health and St. Francis now enter a period of due diligence. The process includes evaluation and discussion to determine how to best combine and enhance their capabilities to more effectively fulfill their missions to the citizens of Trenton and the surrounding area. Approvals will be necessary from State and Federal officials and others before the transaction is able to be completed. Throughout the process, Capital Health and St. Francis remain committed to sustaining and advancing the comprehensive, high quality services they provide to residents of the greater Trenton area. Areas of focus will include exploring opportunities to expand access to care and improved efficiency in health care delivery. The new combined system will be secular (Non-Catholic). Capital Health is the Central New Jersey/Lower Bucks County region’s leader in providing progressive, quality patient care with significant investments in physicians, nurses and staff, as well as advanced technology. Comprised of two hospitals (Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell), a Hamilton outpatient facility, and various primary and specialty care practices across the region, Capital Health is a dynamic health care resource accredited by DNV GL - Healthcare. For more information, visit capitalhealth.org. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Hopewell Express9

CAPITAL HEALTH AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION FOR LIVER TRANSPLANT AND ADVANCED SURGICAL SERVICES Capital Health and Temple University Hospital have entered into an affiliation for liver transplant and advanced surgical services that will streamline coordination of care and minimize the amount of travel required by patients in the community served by Capital Health. Under the terms of the affiliation, Capital Health patients who are approved candidates will receive liver transplants at Temple, but will receive pre- and post-transplant care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell under the direction of both Capital Health and Temple physicians.

patients will now have access to additional treatment options for liver abnormalities through Capital Health.” Capital Health offers bloodless liver surgery and liver autotransplant surgery performed by CATALDO DORIA, MD, PHD, MBA, FACS, an internationally renowned hepatopancreato-biliary surgeon who helped develop these innovative techniques. As part of this new partnership, Temple patients who are candidates for these advanced surgical procedures will be referred to Capital Health.

“Temple Health is a nationally recognized leader in health care and the perfect partner to complement the innovative surgical services offered at Capital Health, such as liver auto-transplant surgery, bloodless liver surgery, and robotic-assisted surgery across our service lines,” said Al Maghazehe, PhD, FACHE, President and CEO of Capital Health. “Similarly, Temple University Hospital patients who are approved candidates will receive their procedures at Capital Health but will receive pre- and post-surgery care and related diagnostic tests close to home at Temple University Hospital under the direction of both Temple and Capital Health physicians. Through this affiliation with Temple, we’re thrilled to provide patients access to the most innovative liver surgery and transplant options in a way that keeps them closer to home and their loved ones throughout their course of treatment.”

Temple University Hospital’s team has decades of experience in caring for patients with chronic liver diseases, including hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease and liver cancer as well as those suffering from drug toxicity or a rare metabolic disease. Temple’s highly skilled, multidisciplinary team is led by ANTONIO DI CARLO, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) and Chief of Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery at Temple University Hospital; and LEE F. PENG, MD, PHD, Chief of Hepatology and Associate Professor of Medicine at LKSOM, and Medical Director of Liver Transplantation at Temple University Hospital.

“We are pleased to be collaborating with Capital Health on a unique affiliation that will benefit patients from both institutions,” said Michael A. Young, MHA, FACHE, President and CEO of Temple University Health System and Temple University Hospital. “Capital Health patients will now have access to Temple’s liver transplant program, which is home to some of the nation’s foremost liver specialists, and Temple

As part of the new collaboration, Temple patients with pancreatic cancer who are appropriate candidates will also have access to complex open and robotic-assisted Whipple procedures performed by Dr. Doria. In September 2019, Capital Health became the first hospital in Central New Jersey and the Greater Philadelphia region to offer robotic-assisted Whipple procedures to treat pancreatic cancer.

NEW NAME AND MORE CONVENIENT LOCATION FOR Capital Health Occupational Medicine Office

Capital Health Corporate Health Center, formerly located in Hamilton, New Jersey, has moved to a new location at 4065 Quakerbridge Road, Suite 104, Princeton Junction, New Jersey, 08550 (at the intersection of Village Road). The Center’s staff, office hours, and phone number remain the same, but to better reflect the services it provides, the name has changed to Capital Health Occupational Health Center. The Center 10Hopewell Express | Health Headlines by Capital Health

provides clients with immediate evaluation and follow-up care for work-related injuries and illnesses, pre-placement employee physical examinations, DOT exams, return-to-work evaluations, on-site radiography, drug and alcohol testing programs, medical exams for immigration, and many other services. “Our new Occupational Health Center, just four miles from our former location in Hamilton, meets all of the needs of our corporate customers and our Capital Health employees,” said Dr. Lalitha Gumidyala, medical director of Capital Health Occupational Health Center. “In addition to being more centrally located for our clients in Mercer and Middlesex counties, the newly renovated facility also has ample parking that can accommodate oversized vehicles.” For more information, call 609.689.5750 or visit capitalhealth.org/occupationalhealth.

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what’s happening What makes your garden grow? Summer garden tours in full bloom By Sam Sciarrotta

They don’t call us the Garden State for nothing. Groups all across the region are planning outdoor garden tours to mark the transition from spring to summer. Here’s your guide to flowers, flora and greenery, throughout Burlington and Mercer counties.

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The Roebling Museum’s annual Garden Tour is back. The town, famous for building some of the country’s most iconic bridges, will celebrate warm weather and bright blooms June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “When the Roebling steel plant was open and homes in the company town were owned by the company, many of the workers and their families grew gardens with flowers as well as food,” says Lynne Calamia, Roebling Museum executive director. The Roebling Company itself often sponsored competitions to encourage

residents to tend their gardens and keep their properties looking put-together. “Continuing this tradition with our Garden Tour builds pride in our community and gives residents a chance to show off their green thumbs,” Calamia said. The Roebling Museum tells the story of the origins and growth of Roebling, a company town built in 1905 by the Roebling Company. The village of Roebling, including 700 homes, is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and every one of its buildings has a story to tell. Exhibits, tours, and programs document the majority immigrant workforce that built the iconic suspension bridges of the American industrial age. The tour will start at the Roebling Museum, located at 100 Second Ave. After checking in, participants will receive a map of locations included on the route, plus some added historic highlights. The tour is appropriate for walking, driving or biking, and a guided tour is also set for 1 p.m. Tickets cost $15. Proceeds support the museum. Register at roeblingmuseum.org, in person on the day of the tour or by calling (609) 499-7200.

A yard showcased on a past History in Bloom Garden Tour, held annually in Bordentown City. This year’s is set for June. 26.

Trenton The Old Mill Hill Society, in collaboration with residents of the historic neighborhood, will host its 30th annual Garden Tour June 12 from noon to 5 p.m., rain or shine. The neighborhood, composed primarily of 19th century row houses, will welcome guests in-person to the self-guided walking tour through 15 gardens— attendees will see the intersection of nature and city living, coupled with residents’ personal style. Settled in 1679, Mill Hill is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Trenton

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The Bordentown Historical Society will host its annual History in Bloom Garden Tour June 26 from noon to 5 p.m. Guests will take themselves on self-guided tours of Bordentown City’s gardens, parks and historical sites. The society says this year will be its biggest ever—20 gardens will be open to visitors. In addition to the tour, plein air artists will be painting landscapes at some of the locations. A landscape architect— with expertise in trees and plants native to New Jersey—will also be stationed at the 4 E. Chestnut St. garden from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to answer gardening questions. A children’s art event will be held all day at Hilltop Park, and refreshments will be available at a number of locations. CDC guidelines regarding masks and social

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Toby Ilogu is always up to something. The 19-year-old Montgomery resident loves to dive headfirst into a project, whether it’s studying cryptocurrency or making short films. Now, he’s channeling his energy into TikTok, where he’s amassed over 100,000 followers, starting with first-person videos and evolving into the Everyday Show series, where he dons a suit, sets up camp in Princeton and conducts man-on-the-street-style interviews with anybody who wants to participate. Ilogu, a graduate of the Lawrenceville School and now a film student at USC, asks whimsical questions like “Are you stupid?” and “Name that Black celebrity.” The videos usually take their own form from there. “I’m very much into that raw, semiawkward humor,” he said. We sat down with Ilogu and talked quarantine creativity, Gen Z filmmaking and more. An edited version of the interview follows. *** Six09: What was it like to start your first year of college in the middle of all of this? Ilogu: I was able to do my fall semester. Film school was my dream. Early on in high school, I knew that I wanted to pursue video or film school in some capacity. USC was, like, the college on the hill. It was my dream school. When I got in, it was a dream come true. I was living the dream for a few months until COVID came around and really just shook everything up. My dream school turned into a nightmare. I did this fall semester online, and right before the spring semester, I thought, “I can’t do this. I hate this experience.” It was supposed to be the best thing in the world. I talked to my parents and very heavily petitioned to take the spring semester off. That’s what I ended up doing. Six09: Are you going back in the fall? Ilogu: That’s the plan. Mid-August, actually. Six09: You said that you’ve been interested in filmmaking forever. What sparked that interest for you? Were there any filmmakers that you admired as a kid? What made you dive into that? Ilogu: A lot of people might say, “I grew up watching these films. My parents put me onto Scorsese and Speilberg.” Quite honestly, that wasn’t me. I grew up on YouTube. I was on YouTube

earlier than I should’ve been. When I was growing up, my parents told my two older siblings and I, “No watching TV during the week.” Most of elementary school, I was reading a lot. I was always checking stuff out from the library. Then, we got a laptop, and that’s when I started perusing the internet. YouTube was there, and I was like, “Well, it’s not TV.” Six09: That’s the loophole. Ilogu: Exactly. I looked up to YouTube stars early on, more than any film director. Six09: I feel like that’s kind of the path that a lot of creators in your generation are following. Do you see that, too? Ilogu: Yeah. At film school, there are a lot of purists. People will say, “The YouTube stuff, that’s not real filmmaking. TikTok is a bastardized version of visual media.” But this is the stuff that I like. By all means, people can pursue what they want to pursue. I’ve heard that you go to a classroom of third graders, and half of them will say they want to be YouTubers when they grow up. Those are the people they’re engaging with. And it’s such a versatile medium. Anybody with just about any passion could make content around that passion. I think it’s just a matter of what people are being exposed to at a young age. Six09: Is that how you got into TikTok? Ilogu: From the start, I always took a very strategic approach to TikTok. I didn’t just stumble onto the app. I knew of TikTok when it was musical.ly. I would watch these YouTube compilations of cringey kids lipsyncing to songs. I was like, “I don’t think this stuff is for me.” But then I thought, “Wait a second, there’s so much potential.” The app can be anything that you make it. You can’t pigeonhole a whole platform just by the content that a handful of people are making. My first venture into TikTok was when I got to college, toward the end of 2019. I started with a joint account. The plan was that a few of us on the floor I was living on were going to make cinematic TikToks. Eventually, most of the group lost interest. That was it for some time. I kept the app for a little bit, then deleted it. It was on and off until quarantine, where I said, “Yeah, let me start making TikToks.” I feel like there’s a lot of potential to just grow an audience. I’m not exactly sure what it is I want to do in the future, but whatever it is, if it’s creative, it’s going to need an audience. Six09: Did it kind of help you pass the time during quarantine after starting at your dream school and

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New Jersey restaurateurs waited a long time for the day to come when they could once again fill their establishments to capacity. So when Gov. Phil Murphy made the announcement in early May relaxing capacity restrictions and seat customers at the bar, it was expected to be an occasion for celebration. But few restaurant owners have been in the mood to celebrate lately. It turns out that coming out of a pandemic isn’t any easier than heading into one. While 2020 felt like one long harrowing crisis, this year has brought on many new crises of its own. Like the dishwasher shortage. The foam container shortage. The lobster shortage. And, of course, the Great Chicken Wing Shortage of 2021. “We are having more problems now, honestly, than during COVID,” says

Giovanni “John” Balsamo, who coowns Villaggio Iccara in Yardville with his wife, Phyllis. “Yes, the drop in the amount of business was not good, but also we cut down on huge expenses so we survived, and we had a beautiful take out business. But now I’m having more trouble figuring it out. Between food cost and labor … it’s not sustainable.” Restaurants know that things will happen from time to time to disrupt the supply chain: a temporary milk shortage can cause cheese prices to rise, mudslides in California can send produce prices through the roof for a few weeks, until supply returns to normal. “You cope with that,” Balsamo says. “What we cannot cope with is when a case of wings goes from $68 to $139.” A specialty of the house at Iccara is an appetizer of chicken wings that are roasted in the restaurant’s wood-fired brick oven. But in May, Balsamo took the wings off the menu, rather than raise the price of the dish to reflect the rise in his cost. “People love our wings. so they say, ‘Why don’t you charge $3 more?’ Because I love my customers,” he says. “They’ve supported us for 30 years. I don’t want to do that to them.” Balsamo says scallops that recently cost

Taco-spiced chicken wings from Wildflowers in Pennington. The wholesale cost of wings has risen to a point where some restaurants are taking them off the menu. (Facebook photo.) him $18 a pound now cost $34, and other shellfish are along similar lines. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported last month that Maine seafood shacks were charging as much $34 for a lobster roll. Balsamo said he probably will have to

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increase the prices on many items on his menu by a dollar to a dollar-fifty, which would not cover the price increases, but which would at least help him close the gap. Customers may not always believe it, but restaurateurs are usually reluctant to increase their prices. “There is a line that you don’t want to cross. You don’t want people to think it’s too expensive to go out to eat, let’s find an alternative,” Balsamo says. “The less the price, the more business you do. But if it costs you $1,000 more every week to buy chicken, you’ve got to increase prices at least a dollar.” So why the rise in prices now? Weather is one reason. A huge winter storm swept the Southwestern United States and Mexico in February, leaving huge swaths of Texas without power for days. The poultry and livestock industries are still bouncing back from losses suffered as a result of the storm. A harsh winter has also been cited as a factor in the decreased supply of Maine lobsters. Bad weather has meant fewer boats on the water, and fewer lobsters in it. Kinks in the supply chain also continue to bedevil the industry on a number of fronts. The Department of Agriculture, in its April Labor, Poultry and Livestock

Outlook, cited labor issues (read: a lack of qualified workers) as a factor in the reduced supply of chicken. But the main reason prices are up and supply is strained is simply high demand. Prices actually jumped even higher at the start of the pandemic, when there were breakdowns up and down the supply chains — but that came at a time when demand was very low. Now, restaurants are gearing up for more customers, and some of them want to be fed like they haven’t had a good steak in a year. Those restaurants purged much of their cold-stored food during the lean months of the pandemic, meaning that many are now buying in large quantities to restock their freezers on top of serving fresh products today. Meanwhile, just too darn many people turned to chicken wings for comfort during the pandemic, and too many home cooks got comfortable using their air fryers over the past year. Retail demand remains high even as restaurants reopen, and producers will have to raise more animals to keep up. “As the restaurant sector begins to reopen, in the short term, supplying the growing demand for chicken will be a challenge,” wrote the Department of Agriculture in its May Outlook. *** There is also the question of where all the restaurant workers have gone. Now that restaurants are able to fill most of their seats again, most are anxiously on the lookout for cooks, servers, bartenders and dishwashers. And many are find-

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Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at The Atrium, located at 133 Franklin Corner Road, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, 08648. The office was previously located in the office building next to its new location. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DIANA BUSH, DR. MICHAEL DASH, and PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT JACQUELINE RITTER. DR. KHURRAM ZUBAIR and DR. SRIVANI RACHAKONDA, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Brunswick Avenue, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups,sick visits and preventive care from infants to older adults (including women’s health). The office’s phone number remains the same. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have learned more than ever before that finding a trusted primary care provider to manage your day-to-day medical needs is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and your loved ones,” said Dr. Khurram Zubair, lead physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville. “Our experienced, board certified team is dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Mercer County, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services and hours further shows our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of our neighbors.” In addition to office visits, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville offer video visit appointments using secure connections on their computers or mobile devices for routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications. They also provide easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most – virtually everything patients need to keep them on the path to better health. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients

can also manage their health easily while using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Lawrenceville are Monday, Tuesday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Wednesday and Thursday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.815.7270 or visit capitalhealth.org/lawrenceville for more information.

Is Your Bladder Controlling Your Life? Understanding Overactive Bladder Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | 6 p.m. Location: Zoom Meeting Are you (or is someone you know) living with urinary frequency or urgency, with or without urine leakage? Overactive Bladder (OAB) can happen to people at any age, so join KATHIE OLSON, an advanced practice nurse and clinical coordinator of the Capital Health Center for Incontinence and Pelvic Health, to learn about the causes of OAB, changes you can make to improve it, and the many effective treatment options that are available. Don’t let your bladder run your life— by becoming informed, you become empowered! This event will be taking place virtually using Zoom. Register online at capitalhealth.org/events and be sure to include your email address. Zoom meeting details will be provided via email 2-3 days before the program date. Registration ends 24 hours before the program date. Health Headlines by Capital Health | Hopewell Express11

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Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton Office Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton, part of Capital Health Medical Group and a trusted provider of primary care in eastern Mercer County, moved to a new office at 300 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Capital Health’s primary care office in Princeton was previously located in Montgomery Commons, a few miles north of the downtown area. Although the office is in a new location, patients will receive care from the same trusted providers, including DR. DEBORAH SIEGEL-ROBLES, DR. BRUCE ROSE, and DR. LEE SHEARER. DR. KIMBERLY LEVITT and DR. ABIGAIL ROSE, formerly of Capital Health Primary Care – Quakerbridge, have joined as well. They are available for appointments and video visits to provide check-ups, sick visits and preventive care for children, adolescents and adults (including care that is specific for women). The office’s phone number remains the same. “For almost seven years, our team has been dedicated to providing the safest, highest quality care here in Princeton,” said Dr. Siegel-Robles, physician at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton. “Finding a primary care doctor you can trust is more important than ever these days, and our move to a larger space and expansion of services to include children and adolescent care reaffirms our commitment to our community in Princeton.” For routine follow-up appointments or questions about medications, all of the providers at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton offer video visit appointments through computers or mobile devices as a safe, secure and convenient alternative when in-office visits aren’t necessary. Patients can also manage their health and easily communicate with their physicians using Capital Health Medical Group’s patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their visits online. Patients also have easy access to experienced specialists and surgeons when necessary and the most advanced care in the region at nearby Capital Health hospitals when it is needed most. As part of its mission to improve the health and well-being of the populations it serves, Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton participates in Princeton Child Health Conferences, a service of the Princeton Health Department that offers free or low-cost health clinics for uninsured children who live in Princeton. Available

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by appointment only for children newborn to 18 years old, these clinics provide immunizations, physicals, and developmental screenings and lead testing. Parents and guardians are also offered counseling regarding safety, nutrition, development, and growth. To make an appointment through Princeton Child Health Conferences, call 609.303.4599 so you can be scheduled appropriately. All Capital Health Medical Group offices use a shared electronic medical records system, which allows providers to access medical records on a secure network, making it convenient for patients to continue their care across our network of primary and specialty care providers. Patients can also manage their health easier using our Capital Health Medical Group patient portal, which allows them to conveniently access information about any of their office visits online. Office hours at Capital Health Primary Care – Princeton are Monday, Thursday and Friday (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Tuesday and Wednesday (8 a.m. to 7 p.m.). To make an appointment at the new office, call 609.303.4600 or visit capitalhealth.org/princeton for more information.

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Dick Fitzpatrick Education Fund scholarship recipient Mia Vaughn, third from left, receives the ceremonial check from Kara Seymour, Jane Fitzpatrick and Judy Nolan. Seymour and Nolan are daughters of Jane and Dick Fitzpatrick. (Photo by Heather O’Connell Photography.) Hopewell Valley Central High School senior Mia Vaughn is the first ever recipient of a Dick Fitzpatrick Education Fund scholarship. Vaughn received the $2,000 award on May 21. The Stony Brook Elementary School graduate plans to attend Rowan University in the fall and intends to major in elementary education. Dick Fitzpatrick was for many years a popular principal in the Hopewell Valley school district, first at Toll Gate Grammar School and later at Stony Brook. Three years ago, suffering from headaches, Fitzpatrick went to the doctor. Tests revealed that he had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of can-

cer. He was 71 and still doing what he loved, but the diagnosis eventually led him to step down from his position as superintendent of the Upper Freehold Regional School District. Last year, a group of parents, educators, friends and family of Fitpatrick got together to come up with a way of recognizing Fitzpatrick for his contributions to the Hopewell Valley community. The discussions led to the creation of the Dick Fitzpatrick Education Fund and a scholarship for one college-bound Central High School senior who attended either Toll Gate or Stony Brook. The fund is managed by the Hopewell Valley Education Foundation. On the web: hvef.org

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and some men. A man I worked with recently was a runner. He had accumulated T-shirts. He stands out. But it’s mostly women. Women are more sentimental and in charge of the graduation gifts.” Back in the front room and standing amidst unfinished quilts and piles of fabric squares, Schragger says, “I guess the commonality is t how appreciate people are at the end. No matter how they got to that point (of deciding to make the quilt), they’re appreciative and emotional.” Then summing up her work, she adds, “It was a hobby that turned into something that people happened to be interested in.” For more information on Memory Quilts by Michelle, visit t-shirtquilts. weebly.com or look for Memory Quilt by Michelle on Facebook.

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CHUBBY continued from Page 1 ties into the history of the restaurant, the building, the American Legion and indeed into the history of Hopewell Borough itself. As Witkowski sees it, he is returning the scoop to its rightful place. Chubby’s place. *** Since 2019, Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette has been a welcome addition to the borough dining scene, serving lunch as well as breakfast. Popular lunch items on the menu include grilled cheese ($12), the Chubby’s burger ($16), chili ($4.50 and $9) and a vegan quinoa bowl ($13). The restaurant also regularly posts specials on its Facebook page. The building that houses Aunt Chubby’s has stood just down the street from the Hopewell train station since at least the 1890’s. It has served at various times as a candy store, toy store, grocery store, tobacco shop, soda fountain, ice cream parlor, and luncheonette. Often in its earlier years, it was all of those things, as proprietors sought to provide rail passengers and personnel with the things they needed most. In 1979, the store in the building was known as Cliff’s Corner Store, and was owned by Clifford and Lillian Skubas. That year, they sold it to an employee, Carol “Chubby” Montello, and her business partner, Rose Sponholtz, who changed it to Rose and Chubby’s, a place for breakfast and lunch. When Sponholtz left the business in 1991, it became known simply as Chubby’s. By the time Montello owned Chubby’s, the train station was all but out of use, and the restaurant depended largely on locals, many of whom became regulars. As the stories go,

tables in the back of Chubby’s were unofficially reserved for the regulars. Newcomers sat toward the front. Chubby loved the restaurant, but she did not always get up at the crack of dawn and in time to open the restaurant herself. So earlybird regulars got used to opening the restaurant for themselves, preparing their own coffee and sometimes even making their own breakfast. It was that kind of place. Friends have said that Chubby was no longer doing enough business to stay open when she closed the restaurant in 2012. But she continued to live in the apartment on the second floor, and was known to sit in the closed restaurant, smoking and reading the newspaper. Montello made international news in 2015 when, seriously ill, she requested to be taken out of the hospital and back to her restaurant so she could die there. The story was reported by the Times of Trenton and picked up by People Magazine and newspapers all over the world. Montello was 78. In her will, she bequeathed the building and the things in it to three sisters who were very special to her: Lyn Farrugia, Michelle Hamilton and Joanne Farrugia. When the women were young, Chubby had worked as nanny for their father, Tony Farrugia, and they became like family to her. It is they who arranged for Chubby — Aunt Chub to them — to spend her final hours in the place that she loved most. Lyn Farrugia is a practitioner of homeopathy, Hamilton is a second grade teacher at Hopewell Elementary, and Joanne Farrugia is co-owner of JaZams toy store in Princeton. After taking possession, they were unsure what would be the best thing

The ice cream scoop that Bob Witkowski donated to Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette. (Photo by Douglas Dixon.) to do with the building. The restaurant had been closed at that point for three years. But by 2017, two of the sisters, Lyn Farrugia and Michelle Hamilton, had resolved to do whatever it took to update and reopen Chubby’s in Aunt Chub’s honor. That was no small task. Every owner of the building since at least the 1950’s had done little to improve it, inside or out. In photos taken around the time Montello died, the wood paneling, cigarette case, candy case, cash register, chrome luncheonette stools and houndstooth-pattern flooring that were still there all looked like museum pieces. To reopen Chubby’s, the restaurant, the apartment, the basement, even the sidewalk all had to be repaired, modernized and brought up to code, including accessibility requirements for which the building had long been grandfathered. But both Farrugia and Hamilton worked full time. Where could they find the time to supervise? So the restoration of Chubby’s became a community project. Architect Kevin Wilkes, of Princeton Design Guild, took on a lot of the design work for the renovation, and Ruth Morpeth of Morpeth Contemporary Gallery helped with some interior design choices. But many friends and neighbors pitched in to help bring Chubby’s, not just back to life, but also into a new, 21st century phase of its life. That all-hands mentality didn’t go away once the restaurant finally opened in 2019, after two long years of rehab, as Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette. Even after it opened, locals continued to volunteer their time, as servers, decorators, even as cooks. In that sense, Aunt Chubby’s has maintained the connection with the borough that it had when Chubby herself owned it. And her spirit manifests today in other ways as well. In the stories that were written after Chubby died, old

regulars told of the way Chubby used to feed customers whom she knew could not afford to pay for their meals. Farrugia and Hamilton knew that that was a legacy they had to build on. So they started a nonprofit, The Chubby’s Project. Initially, it was a program whereby the restaurant would donate gift cards to the Hopewell Borough Council of Churches, to be distributed through the churches to people in need. When the pandemic hit, Farrugia channeled the Chubby’s Project in new ways. An outdoor food pantry was installed in the alley next to the restaurant as part of a Hopewell Valley school district program, stocked by members of the community and available 24 hours a day to anyone who needed food or household supplies. Cheryl Pothast came on board to help organize food drives and coordinate education and outreach for the project. That pantry is still there and fully stocked today, with a second full cabinet now installed beside it. Additionally, The Chubby’s Project blossomed into a hot lunch program, providing 170 meals each week to people in the community. On Tuesdays, area restaurants donate soup that The Chubby’s Project distributes to vulnerable seniors in town. Among these volunteers are Chubby’s Project “lunch boss” Townsend Olcott and Rev. Dennis O’Neill, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in the borough, who deliver these meals and also use them as a reason to check in on the seniors and engage in conversation with them. “We’re weaving and knitting together a community to serve the community,” Farrugia says. “One cannot put a metric on wellness. Community connection is love between neighbors, and neighbors help each other. When we started the nonprofit, it helped the restaurant, because we could keep people employed. It wasn’t out of necessity, it was out of generosity of spirit. It came from a place of, we were going to do it because we couldn’t not do it.” Now with Gov. Phil Murphy easing pandemic restrictions, Chubby’s is once again looking like the cozy and busy little corner café that Farrugia and Hamilton dreamed it could be. Today, staff are always there to open the restaurant (and make the food), and there are large windows where the wood paneling used to be, letting in plenty of light. But the lunch counter is still there, right where it always was. And so are the memories. *** To explain why Bob Witkowski gave Hamilton and Farrugia an ice cream scoop, we must first go back a little further in time. The Hopewell train station opened in 1877, providing service for passengers, mail and freight. The station spurred commercial and industrial development on Railroad Place, and indeed, throughout the borough in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Passenger traffic along the line was strong for decades, but began a serious decline in the 1960’s. Hopewell Station ceased operations in 1982, although the tracks remain in use for cargo trains. Today, Hopewell Station is owned by Hopewell Borough and serves as a community center and arts venue. But in 1953, trains still stopped at the station, and customers still wanted candy, ice cream, cigarettes and light lunch service when they stopped into town. That’s the year that Jimmy and Marie Hall bought it from Walter Ewing and started calling it Jimmy’s Corner Store. Jimmy Hall was a veteran and a member of American Legion Post 339, and like many Legion posts, Post 339 often hosted roast beef dinners that were open to the community. When he helped out with the dinners at the post, Hall would bring his ice cream scoop with him from the store to use See CHUBBY, Page 16

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CHUBBY continued from Page 15 to serve dessert. Witkowski, Torre, George Hall (a distant cousin of Jimmy) and Gwin — the men who were on hand to witness the giving of the gift — are also veterans and members of the American Legion. Witkowski, who has been a barber in Hopewell since 1959, remembers both Hall and Torre using the scoop at those dinners. After the Halls sold the store to Kip and Barbara Slobiski in 1971, they donated some items, including the ice cream scoop, to Post 339. When the post was preparing to sell its building on Van Dyke Road in 2010, it auctioned off a number of items, including the scoop, which Witkowski purchased, and not just for sentimental reasons. He says he has used it many times over the years to serve ice cream to his grandkids. Like the others at the table, Witkowski was a customer of Chubby’s, and of Jimmy and Marie Hall’s. He can even picture the spot on the counter where the scoop used to sit. In giving the scoop back to the restaurant, he was completing a journey that it had begun more than 50 years ago. “I had it a long time,” he told Farrugia and Hamilton. “But it belongs here at Aunt Chubby’s, and that’s for you.” Farrugia and Hamilton say they are touched by the gesture. “It’s so heartwarming. We knew how much they loved Aunt Chub, and they just love having this place to meet. We were hoping it would continue, and we’re so

Aunt Chubby’s outdoor food pantry, stocked by the community for the community, is available 24 hours a day for people in need. (Facebook photo.) glad that it has,” Hamilton said. “That’s just a beautiful way to start any day, to see our friends come in and meet each other and have a place to be,” Farrugia said. And after that, the men sat down to eat their breakfasts and chat. Just like they might have done years before when Chubby was around. Aunt Chubby’s Luncheonette.

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Hopewell Township has always prided itself on its rural character and commitment to sustainability and open space. And we love our trees! Hopewell Township is an official Tree City USA, having just earned this distinction again for 2020. This program of the National Arbor Day Foundation comprises over 3,400 communities across the country. It provides guidance and support for managing and expanding public trees, and it lets our residents and visitors know how important our trees are to our community. All members of Tree City USA must meet the four core standards of the program, which are the pillars of sound urban forestry management. We must maintain a tree board or department, have a community tree ordinance, spend at least $2 per capita on urban forestry, and recognize Arbor Day. I am the Hopewell Township Committee liaison to the Environmental Commission, which has been an integral part of the Township’s tree management since its establishment in 1974, and it helps ensure these requirements are met. With our community’s love of trees, we are excited to announce that the planting of an important historical tree is coming to Hopewell Township. On June 6, 2019, the iconic Salem Oak Tree in Salem, New Jersey crashed to the ground after an estimated 500 to 600 years on this earth. It was a sad moment for all of New

Jersey, as in addition to having been named a Millennial Landmark Tree by the America the Beautiful Foundation (a distinction that indicated it was one of the top 50 trees in the country with historical significance), the tree was declared the largest white oak in New Jersey in 2016. Before it fell, it stood 103 feet tall, with a circumference of 22 feet, 4 inches, and a crown that spanned 104 feet. This legacy of this magnificent tree will live on, however, through a program by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection which aims to gift one Salem Oak seedling to each of the state’s 565 municipalities. Each seedling is accompanied by a certificate authenticating its lineage and will be included in a planned website showing all the locations of the Salem Oak “babies.” Hopewell Township has received a Salem Oak seedling, which is currently being cared for by master gardener and EC chair Nora Sirbaugh. But we need your help to determine where in the township we should plant this tree. It should be in a place where many people can visit and admire and where future generations can watch it grow. And it needs to have lots of room, considering the size of the parent tree. Please go to bit.ly/TreeLocation and share your thoughts. As we continue to celebrate and enjoy Hopewell Township’s trees, we look forward to hearing from you. Courtney Peters-Manning is deputy mayor of Hopewell Township, which provided this content.

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Poet mentors Hopewell 4th graders for Nature Harmony Project LISA WOLFF NATURE IN THE VALLEY

Throughout the month of May, poet Colby Cedar Smith has worked with every Hopewell Elementary fourthgrader as part of the Artists in Residency Grant Program, a co-sponsored project of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Young Audiences for Learning. In June, the students will participate in an outdoor culminating event as part of the HES Nature Harmony Project. When I caught up with Colby Cedar Smith, she was in the throes of planning a book tour with her publisher Andrews McMeel. Though her debut Young Adult novel, Call Me Athena: Girl From Detroit, won’t be released until August, major online booksellers, as well as Simon and Schuster, and Goodreads.com are already providing feature and pre-order pages. Customers who pre-order through The Bear and the Books in Hopewell or Labyrinth books with received signed copies. We began by discussing the outdoor culminating event. The Nature Harmony Project was conceived as “an outdoor sensory path that will create

a collaborative space for positive mental health practices using nature as a place for creative thinking, restoration and healing,” by award-winning STEM teacher and Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space Force of Nature recipient Helen Corveleyn. NHP is an outdoor learning area in the FoHVOS Community Conservation program. By providing ecological consulting and grant funding, FoHVOS seeks to not only promote native plants for building habitat, but also involve the community to make personal connections to the land. Smith explained how Artists in Residency fits within these objectives. “Our main mission of the residency,” she explained, “is to help students connect with the beauty of the earth and the power of the imagination in an outside learning environment. We believe this will improve mental health and increase connectedness within the school and the larger community.” She emphasized that her personal connection to the land was directly responsible for her decision to become a poet. “I come from a hiking and outdoor family. My imagery is derived from the natural world. I find inspiration and heartfelt connections.” Growing up in the Midwest, Smith enjoyed her parents’ lakeside cabin outside of St. Paul, Minnesota. She often went out alone and laid in her

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became a totally different beast. “After I had a lot of near successes with that book, a local writer, Abigail Rayner, asked if I ever considered writing a novel in verse.” Smith had not, but was intrigued by the idea. Her poem, “Immortal Jellyfish,” provided the basic plot for the book. Previously published in the MidAmerican and a finalist for a James Wright award, the poem was about her grandmother and daughter carrying generational trauma and working through what can be learned. Smith wrote the first draft of her new book in just six months. She found that mixing poetry and prose was a really enjoyable learning process. Perfecting her written voice was a long journey that began with an appreciation of outdoors. Now, under The Nature Harmony project, Colby Cedar Smith shares her passion for nature as a guide for lucky students to find their own voice.

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